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The Fab Four

These are my babies...the loves of my life. They each joined our family in different ways...birth, international adoption, foster care...but there is no doubt they were each destined to my baby. I am so thankful for each of my beautiful blessings.

Sunshine, 7

This is my little Sunshine. No matter what kind of a day you are having, Sunshine can make you smile. She is energetic, independent, creative, messy, free-spirited and a dreamer. I admire her so much for confidence and her passion for life. She LOVES to write stories, draw pictures and is happiest when she is covered in dirt, searching for critters.

Little Pumpkin, 5

I dreamed and prayed for this child since I was eight years old. I finally met her on Mother's Day, 2007. She is loving, loyal and mama's little helper. I am constantly amazed by her intelligence and natural abilities. She is my most stubborn, strong-willed child and often tests my patience. She has her daddy wrapped around her little finger and she knows it!

Sweet Pea, 3

When you see this child, you see a miracle. I am humbled that God chose me to parent this little girl. She is sweet, funny, tender-hearted and compassionate. She loves to cuddle and do puzzles. She is my most emotional child. You will always know exactly how she is feeling.

Baby Boy, 2

You will often see this little guy with a heart across his face because he is a foster child through our state. We got the call about him when he was only a few days old and were blessed with the honor of bringing him home from the hospital. Although, you can't see his face, I can assure you he is ADORALBE! He has an infectious laugh and is quite opinionated. He loves playing with balls, trucks and sticks, but don't be surprised if you see him toting around a princess purse and baby doll too.

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Little Pumpkin's Adoption Story...in Her Own Words!

Monday, June 21, 2010

The girl's LOVED today's craft. It is easily their favorite of the summer (so far). Today's craft brought squeals of delight, constant giggles and lots and lots of smiles. What could possibly bring so much happiness to my girls?

I really don't think you need instructions, but since we took pictures I will share...haha! It is funny that the girls think taking pictures is just part of craft time...hahahahaha!

First things first...empty your water bottle...

Next cut off the bottom of the bottle...

Then slide your sock onto the end of the bottle...It's summertime, please don't judge our wardrobe choices...haha! At least we have bows :o)Who really cares what their wearing as long as they are wearing a sweet smile :o)

Attach a rubber band around the sock so it doesn't pop off later...

Next pour some dish detergent and a little water in a bowl...

You're done! Your bubble maker is ready to go!

Dip the end of the bottle in the soap mixture...

Now blow...And be amazed!And delighted!

I could have watched my baby blow bubbles all day...if it wasn't 100 degrees outside :o)

Hillary Ashton finished her bubble maker first so Sophie Le knew what was coming when she dipped her bubble maker :o) She was so excited!Pure delight and she hadn't even blown a bubble yet!

Who can blow the longest bubble?That's pretty long, Hillary Ashton!How about a bubble train...So funny!

I found this craft on a really cool blog...but I forgot to bookmark it...sorry!

We had some more success in the potty training department today! Julianne is really doing great...if only her mama would work on potty training her more than twice is a two week period we might make some progress! Sorry baby!

We are having Hillary Ashton's friend party this Friday and Julianne and Hillary Ashton's family party this Saturday so we spent some time today working on decorations and finishing up their birthday outfits. I will save the decoration pictures for tomorrow (but I will tell you that I LOVE them!). Here in a peek at their outfits (I cannot believe I made them matching outfits!!!)...

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We have been blessed with three beautiful daughters. This blog follows the journey to our youngest daughter from Ethiopia as well as the everyday excitement that comes with living with a very energetic seven year old, Sunshine, a super sweet four year old, Little Pumpkin (from Vietnam) and three year old Ethiopian Princess, Sweet Pea.
In March of 2009, our first foster child was placed in our home. We have fostered two girls and two boys. It has been a wild ride! We are currently fostering a precious baby boy we picked up from the hospital as a newborn (he is now 21 months old)...Baby Boy.
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